The Los Angeles Temptation were a women's American football team in the

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, previously known as the Lingerie Football League, based in

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and

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. The team was established as Team Dream, one of two teams that participated in the inaugural

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broadcast during

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in 2004. The team won the first two Lingerie Bowls in 2004 and 2005, and then again in 2010, 2011, and 2012 after the Lingerie Football League had launched in 2009. The league rebranded as the Legends Football League in 2013 and shifted away from the Super Bowl halftime shows. Following the 2019 season, the LFL ceased operations and relaunched as the Extreme Football League (X League) for the 2020 season. All former LFL teams received new brands and the Temptation were replaced by the Los Angeles Black Storm.

History

In 2004, the first

was played during halftime of

between two teams of models and actresses wearing lingerie and minimal protective football gear. Team Dream was captained by Nikki Ziering and shutout the

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-captained Team Euphoria with a single touchdown, winning the inaugural event 6–0. In the following year, the team was renamed Los Angeles Temptation and the Super Bowl halftime event was expanded by two more teams, the

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and

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. After defeating the

in the Western Final (a semi-final competition that included a skill test, a 3-on-2 match, and a dance competition) with a score of 68–36, they met again with the re-named

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at the final of

II and won again. In 2006, they defeated the

again in the semifinal, but lost 13–12 to the

III. The Lingerie Bowl was then cancelled for various reasons from 2007 through 2009. upNiki Gahzian of the Temptation, November 2009 In 2009, the event organizers launched the concept as a full league called the Lingerie Football League (LFL), culminating in the Lingerie Bowl as the championship game between the conference champions, still during the Super Bowl halftime. The Temptation were one of the ten teams to participate in the inaugural

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, with one game indoors at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena and one outdoors at

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. The Temptation won the Western Conference and then defeated the Eastern Conference champion

by the score of 27–14 in Lingerie Bowl VII. They played both their

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home games at the Coliseum before moving to

, and indoors at Citizens Business Bank Arena in 2011. The Temptation won the all three Lingerie Bowls after the launch of the LFL. Following the

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, the league rebranded as the Legends Football League and shifted away from the Super Bowl halftime event, changing its championship game to the Legends Cup. The league also shifted the season to a spring and summer schedule that launched in 2013. In 2013 and 2014, the Temptation continued to play at Citizens Business Bank Arena. In 2015, the league placed the

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at the arena after the Sin lost their home venue and the Temptation moved back to the outdoor Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, but returned to Ontario in 2016. The Temptation never made it to the Legends Cup until

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, the last LFL season played. On December 13, 2019, the LFL announced that it would not be producing a 2020 season and would re-evaluate markets in the future. Four days later, the Extreme Football League (X League) was announced to begin play in April 2020 with all previous LFL references redirecting to the new entity. The league still has eight teams, initially all in the same markets as the former LFL teams, but under new team branding and the Temptation were replaced by the Los Angeles Black Storm.

Notable players and coaches

upLos Angeles Temptation during practice, August 2012 * Eric Dickerson – 2004 head coach *

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– 2006 quarterback *

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– 2006 head coach * Deanna Merryman – 2005 player * Cora Skinner – 2006 player *

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– 2005 team captain * Nikki Ziering – 2004 team captain

References

External links

* {{California sports Legends Football League US teams

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